Dallas – Fort Worth M&A Activity Q3 2018

By: Gene Bazemore

According to Capital IQ and Founders’ proprietary sources, M&A and private placement activity in the third quarter of 2018 increased 4% versus the same quarter in the previous year. Transaction activity in the Dallas – Fort Worth market continues to be diversified with Information Technology, Industrials, and Consumer representing the top three sectors by volume. Overall, there were an estimated 107 transactions involving companies from the Dallas – Fort Worth area completed in the third quarter of 2018. Most of the transactions were sub $50 million in enterprise value; two of the largest transactions were in the Energy and Industrials sectors, including the Rocky Mountain Midstream LLC sale to KKR & Co. Inc (NYSE:KKR) for $1.2 billion and the sale of ATCO Rubber Products, Inc. to Mueller Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MLU) for $163 million.

Dallas-Fort Worth M&A Activity Q3 2018
 

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